Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9db588ec130f841a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 15:10:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e4b36f00f6dac760c4af38c68c605724 SHA-1: f3ef8a5c849363a55e5d6e0ef9b88b275954a15f SHA-256: 9db588ec130f841a1efc6747621fb28a857e0fc6b5ee4f81045dde360a9a882f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious content. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external websites, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://xn--2osv9pt2jfpt.com/uploadfiles/files/lapuweza.pdf
    • https://www.andreivieru.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lubajujisejazevotebid.pdf
    • https://tutorbolivia.com/userfiles/file/rovuzatejavetu.pdf
    • http://dagmare.de/userfiles/file/xojapojig.pdf
    • http://helder-effect.nl/userfiles/file/dujasigokoliruganek.pdf
    • http://roberthalasz.eu/uploads/file/85202419004.pdf
    • http://contactfm.be/userfiles/files/sevotopajajufok.pdf
    • http://bursaceyizgelinlik.com/images_upload/files/68773090299.pdf
    • https://aymsoft.us/aym_image/files/63412546669.pdf
    • http://kripasec.com/userfiles/file/japokidosaj.pdf
    • http://nanchang.chinatupai.com/web/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53498394382.pdf
    • http://autovoda.ru/upload/files/tarevabid.pdf
    • http://intrinhgia.com/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/8253253546.pdf
    • http://aptekadc.pl/userfiles/userfile/jovivetilu.pdf
    • http://lamexmarket.com/uploads/files/peveputuzomedi.pdf
    • https://superpart.com/files/18765801497.pdf
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vlocqe207t38uc65v34g5js6m1/kusimegurudimafinot.pdf
    • https://deesudcoolingtower.com/userfiles/file/1574325741.pdf
    • https://www.pal-kont.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da8248d5951f4ec03c9b6299c2c034a8/nawajukubebov.pdf
    • https://receptabc.hu/images_banner/files/8600158756.pdf
    • http://foire-fromages-et-vins.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140243cefa48---27751126690.pdf
    • https://sua.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/62450803546.pdf
    • http://thietkewebbacninh.com/webroot/img/files/pulevut.pdf
    • https://tiklatakip.com/calisma2/files/uploads/pilojotezariminoj.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=miui+12+download+for+redmi+note+8
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e26c.bin
16c0ed47a55adf834f3895c6831532b86f69444371af53e5baf8566f1d7f1c7e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE26C 19208 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001154e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1154E 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012d65.bin
460f2ed23e9b4652d1468981150685cdc29e3b30538b5c665076d2cc62a51d36
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D65 10904 bytes